Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porters Brook Walk area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porters Brook Walk (CO4 0QD) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porters Brook Walk (CO4 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Marriage Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porters Brook Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ayloffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Luke'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Luke'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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